In the context of the the project “Fostering History and Citizenship Education in Romania”, three publications (History Teaching and Democratic Citizenship Education, History of the 20th Century, and The Methodic Guide) were made. The project provided an important opportunity for history education in Romania. At the time of the project, the transition of Romania into developing into a fully and stable democratic society was still in full swing. Existing myths and stereotypes in history and history education played an important role in the images which Romanian people had of their country, their political system, the peoples and countries which surrounded them and different groups in the population of their own country. This project contributed to the development of history education into a subject which supports democracy, tolerance and participating and responsible citizenship. The project tackled the problem of how to enforce history and citizenship education in present-day Romania in order to foster democracy and Europeanism and prepare the young people to become active citizenship in a democratic society.

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Introduction  RO
1. Teaching Practice  RO
2. Practical student portfolio  RO
3. Active learning methods  RO
4. Evaluation  RO
5. How do we choose our manuals?  RO
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Part of the Project

Fostering History and Citizenship in Romania

Funded by

MATRA Programme

Members involved

Association of Historians of Romania

Contributors

Authors:

Valentin Balutoiu, Aurel Constantin Soare, Lucia Copoeru, Ecaterina Stanescu, Constantin Vitanos.

Monitors:

Ioan Daniel Boian, Maria Gabriela Dietrich, Mariana Letitia Gavrila, Lacramioara Iordachescu, Daniela Matasaru, Rodica Mihailescu, Ghita Nazare, Nicolae N. Postolache, Igna Claudiu Sular.

Experts:

Carol Capita, Laura Capita, Doru Dumitrescu.

Local coordinators:

Monica Dvorski, Mihai Manea, Eugen Palade.

  • Feeling the Museum: putting oneself in the shoes of students with special needs to understand how to provide the best didactic experience possible
  • Students as Mediators of Conflicts
  • Find out what New Students Bring to the Classroom

    As a response to an increase in new students in the Swedish educational system, the Swedish Board of Education tasked a group of schools and universities to find a way to assess what newly arrived students know in order to provide the best possible education for each student, as well as focusing on their strengths rather than their weaknesses. This resulted in the formation of materials for conducting discourse around history for the purpose of assessing the historical competencies of newly arrived students. This is done in the form of a 70-minute conversation between a teacher and a student. The assessment is meant to provide valuable insight into what the students are already familiar with, so that teachers can take this into account when creating lesson plans.